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Phytelephas macrocarpa is a palm from the extreme northern coastal regions of South America, growing to some 12 m tall. It has been introduced and cultivated in tropical regions all over the world. The trunk is about 30 cm across, with prominent leaf scars. The crown is made up of about 30 plume-like leaves or fronds, each about 8 m long, dead leaves being persistent. It is one of some 7 species of palm in the genus Phytelephas, all of which have been exploited for vegetable ivory or tagua from the seed or corozo nut. The closely related Ammandra decasperma from Colombia, and Aphandra natalia from Ecuador, are also sources of vegetable ivory, but of inferior quality and therefore not commercially significant. ‘Phytelephas macrocarpa’ translates to ‘elephant plant’ with ‘large fruit’, the endosperm of the nut having the texture of elephant ivory
نخل عاج فیل یا فایتلفاس ماکروکارپا گونه ای نخل بومی جنوب آمریکا است
مردم محلی از دانه های سفید و عاج مانند آن برای غذا و ساخت زیور آلات شبیه عاج فیل استفاده میکنند
بذر این نخل کمیاب هم اکنون در بانک بذر جنوب در دسترس هم وطنان عزیز است
